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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-06-04
1 cONuEyDABLE DECISION

The officers Of the Belt street car line de-
servo the thanks Of tho community for their
decision to dispense rs soon as possible with
the use Of horses as q motive power. II they
have 10 get the consent Of the Aldermen that
may provo an obstacle, as n member Of the
Board il reported to have made an inquiry al
ready as TO chow much there IS in this thing
But the Aldermen cannot long block the way
for such an Improvement. IL Is unfortunate
that the bill in the Legislature to take this
power from the Aldermen and place II in the
hands Of tho Mayor and tho interested prop
erty owners did not pass. a cry was raised
against tho bill, but snch law is badly needed
both In this city and in Brooklyn.
Every encouragement should be given 10 the
street-car companies in their efforts TO get rid
Of horses. Over 1000 Of them are uhed on
the surface roads In this city. The average
bic OF tho rhoHc is less than three years.
This terrible abuse Of animal life should en-
list tho public sympathy and commend mt once
any syttem which offers a safe and efficient
substitute for these ovcrwOrkcd animals. In
a sanitary point Of view the Use Of homes is
highly Objectionable. Threcfourths Of the
dirt on tho streets comes from this source, 10
say nothing Of tho nuisance and dangers OF
car-stablcs- Tho substitution Of some other
power would relieve the city Of fruitful
source Of endemic disease. and ut the same
time aid materially in keeping tho streets
clean and tho pavemcntS in good order.
Fortunately other and better methods Of
propelling strect-cars can be had by the use
Of cables and electric motors. Though vet
in its infancy, tho use Of electricity has passed
beyond tho experimental stage. In two years
eleven roads have been equipped with cleo
tricity In this country, fourteen Others are
under contract for similar equipment.
and numerous companies have been
organized to take advantage of this
system. Cable roads have also proved
highly advantageous. Both methods
enable street railroads to handle immense
crowds without tho cruelty Of overlooking ami
mails and sometimes killing moro in one day
than months profits will pay for. They
give latitude for oconomizing in dull times
and furnish ample means Of expansion on
short notice In every way there is an adj
vantage in getting rid of horses and the street
car companies should be encouraged TO make
tho change
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-06-04
THAT THE CITY Has LOST

From the amounts received at public auction
for surface railroad franchises disposed of on
Tuesday an idea can be formed of the enormous
loss the city has suffered from the action of the
"boodlen Aldermen in giving away the Broad
way franchise. For a cross-town line In
Twenty eighth and Twenty ninth SITS. the city
Is to receive as high as 40 per cent of the gross
receipts The Broadway road is a much more
valuable line and larger percentage of the
gross receipts would probably have easily been
secured. But Mt 40 per cent the city would
get hundreds Of thousands Of dollars annually
where 1t now gets few thousands This how
ever, is only one Of the many valuable fran
chiscs which the Aldermen have practically
given away since the passage of the general
surface railroad act in 1884. II the public
rights had been properly guarded in dspOsng
Of such franchises there would be a large re-
duction in the rate of taxation in this city.
Mayor Hewitt deserves tie thanks of the
community for seeking to put stop to this
business of giving away franchises. He has
rightly called the attention of the Corporation
Counsel and the Rapid Transit Commission to
the need Of securing adequate compensat on
for the proposed extension of tho elevated rail
way lines. The city gets practically nothing
for the valuable privileges now enjoyed by the
elevated roads They not only seek TO occupy
Battery Park, but to extend their lines in such q
way in the lower part of the city as to exclude
competition in future. Such a privilege if
granted at all should only be in connection
with an agreement for payment to the city an
nually of q liberal share Of the gross receipts
The Mayor has spoken none too soon on this
matter
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-06-04

rcpudiators abut few, mainly lawyers, say
they can repndiatc no further; that it Is i'm
moral disgraceful and unconstitutional to cut
off another inch OF that dogs tall" In such
language the "fcv, only lawyers" arc secuted
by the Bourbon majority, who claim that
tho will of the people" is with them.
Among the -few, only lawyers" Mr.. Bar
bour is apparently found, the leader of the
Democratic party in the State, who is reported
10 have declared that elf the Rhca or any
similar legislation were adopted, he could not
make the fight for the party this year" He
and his State Committee have called State
Convention, and now the Bourbon press is
belab oring him with threats and appeals in
order 10 prevent If possible the cat and dog
fight which this new plan of reputation
would cause within the party. '"For the sake
of harmony" one journal says, "let there he
no discussion. but let candidates be required
TO pledge themselves That would only
mean third candidates and the election OF
Republicans in many districts, the other side
replies, and if the committee should rcscind
tho call for convention, it would show that
il was afraid to face the issue. One urges
that tho party will 90 to pieces il it tries to
take sides for or against reputation No. A.
The other side urges that it will go to pieces
IL it does not take sides.
The fact underlying all this alarm is that
the Republican party Is growing stronger IN
Virginia. as in other Southern States, because
its National principles appeal powerfully to
the interests of the people where manufactures
and mining have been recently developed 1t
may be Hoped that the time has gone by In
Virginia when the Bourbon Democrats can
pick out candidates in secret caucus and then
elect them with majoritics manufactured by
outrage and perjury. The late elections
showed that the supporters of Republican
principles had become strong enough, In
part Of the State at least, to get
a fair vote and an honest count. II the
Bourbons cannot patch up their difficulties
between No. repudiators and the osher re-
pudators who want to stop with No. 8, they
NAV lose the State. Hence these tears.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-06-04

Of tho vedder tax would have found its way
back to the localities contributing it. To have
stated that fact would have knocked the bot
tom out Of his argument based on the alleged
Injustice of the bill. But it is quite ap-
parent that serious consideration of the meas
ure never occurred TO him. He had to put
forward some pretext for the veto, and he did
his little best to find plausible pretexts. How
untcnable disingenuous and inaccurate his
statements and deductions all are we have
shown In this and previous articles. But the
Governor has exposed the "true inwardness '
of his action in the haste with which he pub
lishcd his veto. He has thus confessed that
it was written within few hours of his nc
ceipt OF the bill possibly before the bill
passed the Assembly. And this demonstrates
the nature Of his compact with the rumsel-
lcrs. He had no option. He was pledged to
refuse his signature to all temperance legis-
lation. That he should have garbled facts
and used disingenuous subterfugcs in trying
to cover his tracks only proves that the
rumscllcrs knew their man.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-06-04
TAAfPERING WITH SHARPS JURY.


| The disclosures made in the Sharp trial
yesterday concerning the efforts Of persons
acting in Sharp's interest to corrupt jurors are
thoroughly alarming. The worst OF it Is
that there Is no way of meeting and prevent
ing such rascality. Our jury system is al
ready the object of widespread dissatisfaction.
and If tho interests of justice, in addition to
being at the mercy of prejudice, grossness and
stupidity, arc also liable to be undermined by
corruption, dissatisfaction will soon deepen
into disgust. Have tho atmosphere and sur
roundings Of our courts become so bad that
before Judges can enter upon the trial OF
causes they must first sprinkle the room with
disinfectants and erect o barricade about the
jury box 7 In all of these bribery cases There
has been more or less reason to suspect THAI
"jury-fixing' was attempted. but in the case
of Sharp it has evidently been going on with
extraordinary activity and holiness. IL
Sharp's lawyers suppose that their imputations
upon the District Attorney and their heated
denials dispose of these charges, they are
grievously mistaken. No one supposes that
they themselves are engaged in the work of
bribing jurors, and still less does any ono
suppose that Mr.. MARITIME is trumpinS up lot
Of false rumors as means of prejudicing Sharp.
OF course a man who would bride Aldermen to
get franchise would bride jurymen to escape
Sing Sing, and when reputable citizens say
that persons have spoken to them and letters
have been sent them offering them induce
mcnts TO vote for Sharp's acluittal public
alarm cannot be quoted by attacking the
District Attorney, nor is that method of
meeting the case at all creditable to those
who adopt it.
The defence think III worth while to com
plain that the District-Attorney has made
these cases OF embracery public, and ask him
if he calls that giving Sharp fair trial These
lawyers know very well that the only way to
prevent jury fixing is 10 fasten public attcn
ton upon every one who could be party to
il. Corrupt jurors, not less than their tempt
ers, must feel how dangerous is their game
The public prosecutor who had evidence that
such business was going on and who kept II
to himself would not be fit for his Office. II
is to be hoped that Mr. MARITIME will succeed
in running down every one OF the scoundrcls
engaged in this vilany When the investigation
is hegun on Monday morning he should con
vince the lawyers who are working so hard
and adroitly TO save Sharp that they must be
careful lest their client do them damage. His
ways are not their ways. The old man has
long since come to regard argument and facts
as Of small account In obtaining his am
billions. But he knows all about the use Of
evil influences to secure the men he requires.
The employment Of legal responsibility as a
cloak for his doodle tricks is an old method
with Sharp Mr.. Stickncy and Mr.. Parsons
should not let 1t be played on them.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-06-04

though their claim that "a suitable ground
for field mane uvres is absolutely necessary"
Is fully justified. But the assertion that they
ought to have access to Central Park because
they protect the lives and property Of citizens
is absurd Our main dependence for the pro-
lection of life and property is on the we'll
disciplined police force; but no one is foolish
enough to insist that the police should be
entitled to use the Park for their parades
Nor is it within bounds to say that In the
autumn, when the parades will take place Of
at ally. grass, flowers and shrubbery are be-
yond all chance of injury" If the National
Guard, as General Fitzgerald says. are @anx-
ious for the preservation" Of Central Park
they will implorc the Governor not to open
the way for doing what would prove to be
incaloulable injury to the great pleasure
ground of this city.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-06-04
A REH1RKiRLE CASE

A recent dispatch from Kentucky stated that a
man named Samuel Bernard who has been serving
"a short term OF imprisonment for lilclt dlStnlHS'
and who was under Indictment on charge OF
murder at London, In the same state, set out TO
walk to the latter place Immediately upon being
released from iail and covering 81 miles in two
DAYS. appeared in court TO plead at the appointed
iime Cases like this rare enough To deserve
consideration. Bernard Is "moonshincr,' and
that generally means very rough KIND oil
mountalnccr with a particularly elastic Theory as
10 the obligations put upon him by tho law buI
lt IS G, iient that he had code of his own which
most have been pretty strongly founded Tor his
ldenl Of honor went as far us It rs possible for
SIMPLE human nature 10 lift It. Hc had Dcen
indicted for nurIer and somewhat in 'omprehcnsi-
blv liberated under bonds. circnm'tancc which
shows rather loose practice a full understand
ing of this mans character. To him his word
was literally MS good as his bond. He knew that
he was cited to appear In court to plead to his
Indictment on a certain day, and the moment
he was free he set OIL to surrender himself as
the most natural thing TO do
IL is only among unsophisticatcd people that
tins dominant sense OF duty seems TO prevail
In the Indian Territory there have been Ike
instances Indians have been condemned to death,
the day or execution fixed, and then they have
been liberated on their simple promise TO come
back nj tho appointed time TO DO shot IL Is said
that in no case has the pledge been broken
liut who ever heard OF like behavior among the
dwcllcrs In cities ? An urban resident who being
free should Journey 1877 miles to put his neck
in jeopardy would probably thereby possibly secure
his acquittal on the ground OF insanity but scarce
any one would regard his procedure as sane, or
would comprehend the feeling which mpelled
him to IT, Probably honest Sam Bernard Ia
conscious Of innocence and believes firmly IN bis
ability 10 clear himself, though were he
more experienced he would know that innocence
is not always q sure defence even III capital
cases y man, however who acts up 10 what he
holds 10 be- his duty IN this downright fearless
way, without calculating contingencies, and with
out thinking Of taking advantage of his opporuni-
ties 10 save himself, deserves sympathy and
rcspcct and all who read the story OF his probity
must hope that he viii secure the honorable
acquitta he seeks.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-06-04

Of them were Of unusual sse, Two neing ei22s ~
Wng and ono pine feet md two nebeo . !a y
t WsOl gay ds sSs base resulted in sishte q
eighty-stx Of tho reptles.-Q Lyons IN. ~ hepuonesn
st. Thouas's Episcopal Church tcoiored) of Phiia-
delphia which has stood for nearly ninety years, VIII
probably soon be torn down 10 make way Tor pusA-
house The Rev. Abssom Jones' Its first rector
ordained by Bishop White In 1904. But for .
long time the parish was excluded from representation
In the diocesan convention. Indeed the whte
Epscopalians Of that day exhibited much tho same
preIudces recently manifested by the Eptsc0paiians
Of South Carolina, which would seem TO show that
South Carolina Is sixty seventy years behind
the age. In 1864 the parish admitted into union
with the convention, and 1t Is now Of the most
prosperous parishes in tho diocese.
and has that tired feeling the pstcnt medicine a
vertisement refers To- cheer him up;l Tell hun that
tho Concord School Of Philosophy VIII open July ID.
-(Norrfstown Herald.
In some parts Of the wine district Of France tho
church bells are tolled when there Is likely to be
frost enough TO hurt the vines. The inhabi-
hurry out Of their houses and place guam
titles Vt tar between the rows Of vines Then Sig
nal is given to light the tar and In few minutes
dense cloud of smoke arises which completely pro-
tects the vines from the frost
.Whaes tho trouble now p asked nervous pas
senger on new Dakota road, as the train came to
oh, nothn' much," said the brakeman, struggling
To- get away, the freight ahead Of Us got of the track
and run into depot knoclIp' 1t clear out o. ttme
and our engineer can't tell just where the town
site is."-lDaiota Bell.
The National Bureau Of Statistics shows that on tho
s7oo,ooo,ooo which annually passes into the tins
of the retailers of intoxicating liquors In this country
there Ia profit Of 1913 4 per cent II poor people
had to pay such that ON bread there would be
a rebellion But when a losses of glass OF
whiskey and pays cents for the drink and or 8
cents 10 the barkeeper for the trouble o handing IL TO
him he generally thinks the barkeeper al awfuy good
fellow, and is ready to fall bis knees and thank
him into the bargain-(Sprngfeld Union.
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ay Of arguments and men is shown before tho Cover

Of arguments and men is shown before tho Cover
nor 81
The leaders OF the Prohibition party In this
state cannot surely enjoy their present position.
An officer of the State Liquor Dealers Association
chuckles over the supposed growth OF the party
and expresses the hope that 1t will poll 6o,ooo
votes this year. They think they are our enc
mics, he adds, but they really our friends =
"'Ihe Albany Express has placed its local
contemporary The Argus In hole, so painful
as to recall famous aperture down In Calcutta.
Tile Argus, with malice and mendacity In the
manufacture Of which it has few equals and no
superior among all the reckless organs OF the
Democracy took occasion few days
ago to characterize the late Legislature as the
most infamous that had assembled in
Albany Whereupon The Express" proceeded
TO insert The Angus in the hole in question
by challenging il to name a single measure passed
by the Legislature which in its-"The Arguss -
Judgment justified ITS Indictment "Ihe Argus
was still in the hole ut last accounts, vigorously
squirming but unable to extricate itself
Ii is pretty well understood that Controller
Chaplin will not be candidate for reelection
next fall. After January l. 1885, therefore, Mr..
Chaplin viii be able TO devote six days week
TO his private business instead Of five.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-06-04
Amueeu,eutA.
SssoU oPEr1 HoUsn-6 and s--AdoniA
X. eco a aad 6-Tzrm,uA

SssoU OPEIA HousE-4 and e-AdoniA
6Anro-2 aad 6-Ermlne.
tuxH MUeER-A1eeb-Mfnncs LAOS
(3nsxp OPraA Hou1E-e and 8-Peg Wellington.
LrcEUs THRAnR-2 and s:S0-rhe Highest Bidder
MANSON Avn AND 5STHsTs--Day and Evening-Merrf
mac and Monitor Panorama
NIpLos 0ARpRE--2 and 6-The Golden Giant.
MADISON souAhs TaEATRB-2 and a3o-Prince Karl
STANDARD TUxATRR--2 and s-Iolanthe.
eIAR raBAfRR-2 and S--The Pyramid.
TERRACE GARpES--2 and s-Mascott.
;WAIIAcx's-2 and 8-Fhlka.
UNION SQUARE THEArRE-8-Deaoon'sDan snter
1ATnST THEATRH-2 and S-Denman Thompson
72s and $50 BRoApwAY--Old london Street
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-06-04
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

FOREIGN. The Bodyke evictions swarm OF
bees let loose Oh the sheriff - Troops disperse
q Belgian mob. - The BehriDg Sea seizures.
& Italy to retain Massowah. - AfgbanIstan
between the hon and the bear. e. The Pope
as King of Palestine. - Briarroot wins the rich
Whitsuntide Plate. - Death of NJ Alberto
Second In Paris
> DoMEsTIC.-The President and Colonel Lamont
fishing. - Secretary Bayard on the fisheries
negotiations. Governor Hills veto written
before the Vedder bill was passed r. The New
York Baseball Club defeated Washington Detroit
was beaten by Chicago, and Philadelphia won from
Boston. The Scranton Club was admitted to
the International League. - President Adams
denying that any money was paid by
the Union Pacific to Theophilus French for
the suppression of newspaper articles. - The
strike of coke drawers condemned by Bailey and
Carleton, of the Executive Board. Knights of La
Dor. - An earthquake i'll South Carolina -
Revolt of Knights of Labor In Philadelphia. &
Grand Army refu sing to aid the Cleveland boom in
st. Louis
CITY AND SUBURDAN.-Judge Barrett ordered an
inquiry INTO the charges of attempted jury fixing
in the Sharp trial - Mrs Cignarale TO
be hanged on July %. - HigginSs car
pets boycotted again. - Discussing the Ply
mouth pastorate. jay Gould started off on his
yacht. r. Captain Williams's " internal" ma
chine proved to be Joke. - Captain Jack
Hussey likely to recover Brookyns beaten
by the st. Louis, the Nets by the Cleveland nine.
Gold value of the legal-tender silvor dollar H12l2
grainsD-44d. per ounce-73.44 cents. - Stocks
generally dull with improving values. closing
strong.
TIE decentralization for to-day: Fair,
with nearly stationary temperature. Temperature
yesterday Highest, 76o; lowest. 61', average,
esq.,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-06-04

From The Boston Trageller. ,
What q beautiful Memorial Day address sherinnn 4
speech would have made, say at tho grave Oh oen''
Grant-{Spnngield Republican IA
IL would have been the truth, which cannot pe s" IA
of all the Memorial Day addresses And thar hs
true Is discredtable. not 70 those WHO nhen' Who
facts to which he calls attention, but 70 uoso , o.
wrong or as making excuses for IL ana uphii'',ss
other wrong-docrs. The spirit that encourak,u ,ss
South 10 begin Its upon the Union stan ~ "a
and now encourages that section in war gnio Ia
dangerous to liberty and mimical 10 nsu"
war upon the ballot box.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-06-04
ACCUSATION WITHOUT PROOF
p,o,, Tbs Rochestey Herald.

In accusing the Legislature Of corruption "Ths
Newyor,, Tinesv periodically declares that tho
evidence upon which the charge Is based appears
rather I'm foso things which were attempted than IN
those which were accomplished" And then, as II to
work up q climax of absurd selfoontradicuon, tho
critic adds Lobby methods were not on the whole
very successful" -(Troy Times.
The argument Of "The New-York Times" IS a fats
specimen OF many attacks ON the late and nrnec
Legislatures. They assailed In general terns
but when attompt Is made To establish the charge
there are no proofs.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-06-04
AN INEVITABLE CONCLUSION.
From The p.ttsbure Chronicle.

The President Is reported to have said that hs
would not appoint to the supreme Bench any man
who Is a candidate This would seem 10 exclude
every prominent Democratic lawyer In the country.
and make r necessary 10 select RepuDhcan for
Justice NOodys successor
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-06-04

A brief dispatch from Petersburg, Va, this
morning furnishes an excellent point for Sen
ator Sherman to make use Of in his next
speech. In two counties in the Old Dominion
Republicans are contcsting elections carried
by Democrats ON the ground Of fraud. One
of the counties is strongly Republican, and
the frauds were conducted so brazenly that in
several precincts more ballots were found in
the boxes than there were qualified voters.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-06-04
PROTECTION SENTIMENT IN THE SOUTH.
From The BOSTON Journal

"The Chattanooga Times lDem.) states that there
in the South less than sixteen daiies ana
that they control fully urts Of the newspaper
circulation south OF the Ohio and Potomac Thirteen
wears ago Tho Chattanooga Times was the only
advocate OF protection In that region. Times have
chs ngrd raDtdly
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-06-04

The promise is made that the cable is to be
substituted for horses on the Brooklyn City
Railroad lines. This was n pct idea with Mr.
Hazard when he was president of the company,
and the directors have not taken long To come
around TO his point of view. The change will be
welcomed by the PEOPLE Of Brooklyn, who are
hoping, however. soon TO be adequately supplied
with better and swiftcr means of transit than
cable surface roads.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-06-04

Persons learing torn TOR tie season, and sum-
naer trauellers, can hare The DAILY TRIBUNE
mailed to them. postpaid. for rs cents per month,
the address being changed as often as desired
THE DAILY TRIBUNE wiU be sent to any address
in Europe at 81 50 per month, which includes
the ocean postage.
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HE MAY NOT BE THE ONLY VICTIM.

7 FfoDl The DS'rON 7rf6une.
| The Mugwump "New-Yo Times" IL trying 70
| PASS George William Curtis the same track 10
| NAV be best not 70 sound the alarm, though. 10
might be good thing for Mr.. Curtis 10 get himlser
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